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The Clash of the Wolves
Lobby card
Directed byNoel M. Smith
Written byCharles Logue
Story byCharles Logue
StarringRin Tin Tin
Charles Farrell
June Marlowe
CinematographyEdwin B. DuPar
Allen Thompson
Joseph Walker
Edited byClarence Kolster
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 28, 1925(1925-11-28)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent(Englishintertitles)
Budget$89,000[1]
Box office$270,000[1]

The Clash of the Wolvesis a 1925 AmericansilentWestern filmproduced and distributed byWarner Bros.Directed byNoel M. Smith,the film stars canine actorRin Tin Tin,Charles FarrellandJune Marlowe.It was filmedon locationinChatsworth, California,and at what would later become theJoshua Tree National Park.[2]It was transferred onto 16mm film byAssociated Artists Productions[3]in the 1950s and shown on television. A 35mm print of the film was discovered in South Africa and restored in 2003. In 2004,The Clash of the Wolveswas deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United StatesLibrary of Congressand selected for preservation in theNational Film Registry.[4][5]

Plot

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The full film

Lobo,wolfdogleader of awolf pack,has a price on his head. One day while suffering from a thorn in his paw, he is found by Dave Weston, aboraxprospector and befriended. The animal returns love and loyalty. Later, Lobo saves Dave from attacks of scheming villain William 'Borax' Horton, who has designs on Dave's claim. Once again the villain attacks the young prospector and leaves him for dead on the site of the claim. Lobo arrives and Dave sends him with a message to town for help. In the meantime, a posse is hunting Lobo, but he manages to escape them and, at the same time, decoy them to Dave. There, they learn that Lobo is man's best friend.

Cast

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Reviews and reception

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Michael L. Simmonswrote in theExhibitors Trade Review,that "He (Rin-Tin-Tin) brings to the role of leader of a wolf-pack, an intelligence, a beauty of motion, an impressive cleverness that should find wide favor. He is a spectacle, in my opinion, well worth the price of admission." Simmons went on to say that "It is obvious throughout; every time the human cast stacks up alongside the exploits of the animal players, the latter stands out far ahead in the ability to compel interest."[6]Motion Picture Newsreviewer George T. Pardy praised the performance of Rin-Tin-Tin, saying; "his work all through is extraordinary and far above that of his average doggish contemporaries in filmland...the thrills are many and pungent, mostly arising from the endeavors to trap or shoot Lobo of folks who know that there is a price set on the head of the kingly wolf."[7]A review inThe Film Dailywas critical of the film stating, "No doubt the author is chiefly to blame for furnishing a script that is a mixture of dizzy melodrama, burlesque, caricature - anything in fact far removed from reality. Director Noel Smith struggled bravely with it. He deserves credit for getting over the dog sequences with a snap and a punch. The rest of the weak story seemed to have him licked."[8]

Box office

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According to Warner Bros records the film earned $232,000 domestically and $38,000 foreign.[1]

Preservation status

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A 35mm projection print ofThe Clash of the Wolveswas found in South Africa and returned to the United States. It underwent restoration and preservation in 2003.[9][10]Abridged and full versions survive in the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.[11]

Accolades

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In 2004,The Clash of the Wolveswas deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.[12][5]

References

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  1. ^abcWarner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1,Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television,(1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 4 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^"Clash of the Wolves".silentera.RetrievedApril 1,2015.
  3. ^1957 MOVIES FROM AAP Warner Bros Features & Cartoons SALES BOOK DIRECTED AT TV
  4. ^"Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry".Library of Congress.RetrievedApril 24,2020.
  5. ^ab"Complete National Film Registry Listing".Library of Congress.RetrievedJune 1,2020.
  6. ^Michael L. Simmons (November 1925). "The Clash of the Wolves".Exhibitors Trade Review.19(1): 29.
  7. ^George T. Pardy (November 1925). "The Clash of the Wolves".Motion Picture News.32(22): 2572.
  8. ^"The Clash of the Wolves".The Film Daily.34(44): 6. November 1925.
  9. ^"Clash of the Wolves (motion picture)".Library of Congress.RetrievedNovember 30,2015.
  10. ^"Clash of the wolves".UCLA Film and Television Archive.RetrievedNovember 30,2015.
  11. ^Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress,p. 31, c.1978 the American Film Institute
  12. ^"News from the Library of Congress".loc.gov.RetrievedJuly 17,2015.
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